karlsnooks said:
Now I know that is the Win 7 forum, but some of you students considering the plunge to Win 8 and your own app will find this right inviting.

How to get your free student Windows 8 store account - Go DevMENTAL - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

These are great times for you chaps. You don't even need to have a DreamSpark account to get your win8 store account.
It sounds like you do have to have a DreamSpark account...



You must
  1. Verify you are a student
  2. Map a Microsoft account to your DreamSpark account
  3. Get your registration code
  4. Register at the Windows Store
  5. Get Coding!